People Share Photos Of Themselves At 14 To Condemn Roy Moore And His Defenders

People on Twitter are using a powerful hashtag to condemn Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore of Alabama amid the recent allegations that he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl.

People on Twitter are using a powerful hashtag to condemn Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore of Alabama amid the recent allegations that he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl.

North Carolina lawyer Catherine R.L. Lawson created the hashtag #MeAt14 a few hours after the news broke Thursday that Moore allegedly gave a 14-year-old girl alcohol and touched her inappropriately in 1979, when he was 32 years old. Three other women say that Moore pursued them sexually when they were between 16 and 18 years old.

“I am not guilty of sexual misconduct with anyone,” Moore said. “I have the highest regard for protection of young women ... I have not provided alcoholic beverages, beer, or anything else to a minor.”

The #MeAt14 hashtag picked up steam when Lizz Winstead, co-creator of “The Daily Show,” tweeted a photo of herself at 14 on Saturday.

“This is me at 14. I was on the gymnastics team and sang in the choir. I was not dating a 32 year old man,” Winstead wrote, asking others to tweet a picture of their 14-year-old selves.

This is me at 14. I was on the gymnastics team and sang in the choir. I was not dating a 32 year old man. Who were you at 14? Tweet a pic, tell us who you were and pic to the top of your page #MeAt14#NoMoorepic.twitter.com/HPVzMgaD8h

Many women and men joined in on the #MeAt14 hashtag. Some described how naive they were at 14, reiterating that someone so young cannot give consent to a 32-year-old man.

Others shared photos of their teen selves along with their stories of sexual abuse and how they’ve healed.

Winstead told HuffPost she believes the hashtag resonated with so many people because “women profoundly understand that they are vulnerable to predators by their mere existence,” adding that “to hear ‘dating’ used by Moore as a way to lay blame on his 14-year-old victim was not going to stand.”

In 1961, this is #MeAt14 in Decatur, IL. Growing up a “cute boy” in the 1950s, the predators weren’t just strangers. They were “friends & family.” The recent news has caused more flashbacks, PTSD, and caution than usual. Folks should know these are hard times for all survivors. pic.twitter.com/clScOr3gNL

A picture around the age when as a teen #MeAt14 when I was sexually assaulted, over 40 years ago. Still remember it to this day, though at the time I did not report it, nor tell anyone, since I didn't know it was assault. I do now,That doesn't mean it didn't happen @MooreSenatepic.twitter.com/EjcxBluzCg

#MeAt14 All I wanted to do was play softball. I was attacked by a neighbor boy who had snuck into our house. I fought him and broke the kitchen. My stepfather beat me and said it was my fault. #NoMoorepic.twitter.com/XtnOqBGrpV